Ghost gunman strikes again in Southland area
An 8 year old boy's sighting, orange grove footprints, and roadside tire tracks provided first clues in a four month manhunt for the Southland ghost gunman. A 22 caliber bullet HIT Mrs Irma Megidly as she tended her lawn. Detective description targets a dark male about 5 ft 6 in, possibly of Mexican ancestry. Victim named. location West Whittier cited. page reference noted.
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Los Angeles
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Cy Independent
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Orange Grove
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Miller Grove Rd
West Whittier
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Oceanside
Ridgway says 8000 American POWs reported killed
General Matthew B. Ridgway, supreme commander in Korea, told the United Nations that officials reported 8000 American prisoners of war killed by the Communists. The figure, cited by department officials, was shared as the war news reached Washington.
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Matthew B. Ridgway
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United Nations
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Doctors and Warren Shape Political Medical Debate
The American Medical Association warns its members that Gov. Earl Warren backs socialized medicine, mirroring Truman aide Oscar Ewing. With Warren or Truman likely presidential contenders, the dispute gains national relevance as the AMA flags the issue across its ranks. (Continued on Page 42)
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Warren
Princess Margaret Keeps Ike Waiting for Date
Princess Margaret arrived late for a 4:15 pm meeting with General Eisenhower in FARIS. She apologized and said it was a pleasure as Eisenhower waited in the hall from 4:20 pm. Aides blamed a wrong turn by the royal limousine on the super-highway to Racquourt.
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Margaret of
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Fea
Dwight D. Eisenhower Tolay
Eisenhower
Racquencourt
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